Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0El Dorado Hills’s public schools outscore 93% of California districts
In El Dorado Hills, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving El Dorado Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
El Dorado Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 243 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of El Dorado Hills’s, its schools beat 88%, lower than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 57% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
El Dorado Union High spends $15,897 per student and Buckeye Union Elementary $14,652, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Rising Sun Montessori, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, Charter Montessori Valley View Campus, Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter, GHS Academy- Golden Hills School (private), Gift of Kids Inc (private), Holy Trinity School (private), Point Quest Education - El Dorado Hills (private), Bergamo Montessori at Serrano (private), Montessori Manor (private) and Studia Nova (private) are in town. Clarksville Charter and Cottonwood, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind El Dorado Hills’s grade
A: better than 93% of California school districts, #59 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve El Dorado Hills, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in El Dorado Hills · depends on your address
Rolling Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 778 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Marina Village Middle
Grades 6–8 · 750 students · 21:1 students per teacher
7th grade in El Dorado Hills · depends on your address
Rolling Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 778 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Marina Village Middle
Grades 6–8 · 750 students · 21:1 students per teacher
8th grade in El Dorado Hills · depends on your address
Oak Ridge High
Grades 8–12 · 2,346 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Rolling Hills Middle
Grades 6–8 · 778 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Marina Village Middle
Grades 6–8 · 750 students · 21:1 students per teacher
9th grade in El Dorado Hills
Oak Ridge High
Grades 8–12 · 2,346 students · 25:1 students per teacher
10th grade in El Dorado Hills
Oak Ridge High
Grades 8–12 · 2,346 students · 25:1 students per teacher
11th grade in El Dorado Hills
Oak Ridge High
Grades 8–12 · 2,346 students · 25:1 students per teacher
12th grade in El Dorado Hills
Oak Ridge High
Grades 8–12 · 2,346 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Parts of El Dorado Hills (15% of its land) are served by Latrobe Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve El Dorado Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
El Dorado Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share El Dorado Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Hills | A | Buckeye Union Elementary K–12 · Rescue Union Elementary K–8 · El Dorado Union High 8–12 |
| Folsom | A− | Folsom-Cordova Unified |
Every school in El Dorado Hills
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about El Dorado Hills’s schools
Are El Dorado Hills’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools El Dorado Hills children attend outscore 93% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #59 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is El Dorado Hills in?
El Dorado Union High School District, which runs grades 8–12 and enrolls 6,410 students in 6 schools (2024–25). Small parts of El Dorado Hills are served by Latrobe Elementary.
Where do El Dorado Hills kids go to high school?
Oak Ridge High, with 2,346 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is El Dorado Hills’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in El Dorado Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does El Dorado Hills spend per student?
$15,897 in El Dorado Union High School District, $14,652 in Buckeye Union Elementary School District and $13,852 in Rescue Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in El Dorado Hills?
Yes: GHS Academy- Golden Hills School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 155 students), Gift of Kids Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 152 students), Holy Trinity School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 136 students), Point Quest Education - El Dorado Hills (special education, grades K–12, 115 students), Bergamo Montessori at Serrano (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 114 students), Montessori Manor (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 56 students) and Studia Nova (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 47 students). El Dorado Hills also has 4 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What El Dorado Hills families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.